Vacations Are Not Practical for Many Europeans

Jana Randow, Bloomberg

- Aug 12, 2017 9:00 am

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Europe is the most-visited tourist destination on the planet but it is easy to forget that residents in many of its countries have to — out of economic necessity — deal with staycations, if anything. Could this contribute to anti-tourism sentiment?

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Summertime doesn’t make living easier in Greece.

While tourists are flocking to the Mediterranean country from all over the world, more than 50 percent of the local population can’t afford to pay for a one-week holiday away from home.